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Senior Manager Product Operations & Strategic Programs

United States, Lincolnshire 115700.00 - 169100.00 USD / Year · Job Posted May 28, 2026
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The Senior Manager, Product Operations & Strategic Programs will play a critical leadership role in scaling Quill’s Product organization and operational execution model. This role will serve as the operational backbone of the Product organization, ensuring strategic initiatives are aligned, prioritized, resourced effectively, and executed predictably across Product, IT, Merchandising, Marketing, Analytics, Loyalty, and Executive Leadership teams. This individual will lead product Operations, strategic program management, governance, intake, prioritization processes, roadmap operations, and cross-functional delivery coordination. The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with operational excellence and thrives in highly cross-functional, fast-paced ecommerce and digital product environments. This role will help shape how Quill operates as a modern, customer-focused, data-driven product organization.

Job Responsibility

  • Build and scale Product Operations processes, governance, and operational frameworks
  • Drive quarterly and annual roadmap planning processes
  • Create scalable intake, prioritization, and capacity planning models
  • Improve visibility into roadmap health, delivery risk, and organizational capacity
  • Partner with Product leadership to improve operational efficiency and execution rigor
  • Establish best practices for roadmap operations and portfolio management
  • Lead cross-functional coordination for strategic initiatives across Product, IT, Marketing, Merchandising, Analytics, Loyalty, and Operations
  • Manage initiative sequencing, dependency management, and execution alignment
  • Facilitate executive governance, roadmap reviews, and prioritization discussions
  • Proactively identify execution risks, resource conflicts, and delivery bottlenecks
  • Ensure strategic initiatives are appropriately scoped, phased, and operationalized
  • Drive organizational accountability and execution transparency
  • Establish scalable reporting, dashboards, and executive portfolio reviews
  • Improve roadmap predictability and operational visibility across teams
  • Lead cross-functional operating cadences and governance meetings
  • Partner with IT and Product leadership on delivery planning and execution health
  • Prepare executive-level presentations, portfolio reviews, roadmap updates, and operational reporting
  • Communicate strategic tradeoffs, risks, dependencies, and capacity constraints to leadership
  • Help align teams around company priorities, customer outcomes, and delivery expectations
  • Support strategic decision-making through data-driven operational insights

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Technology, Information Systems, Operations, or related field or equivalent work experience
  • 7+ years of experience in Product Operations, Program Management, PMO, Product Management Operations, or related strategic operational leadership roles
  • Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives in ecommerce, digital product, or technology
  • Strong understanding of modern product development and agile delivery methodologies
  • Experience driving executive governance, roadmap operations, and portfolio planning
  • Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders
  • Exceptional communication, facilitation, and organizational leadership skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
  • Ecommerce or B2B commerce experience
  • Experience supporting CRO, experimentation, personalization, or customer experience organizations
  • Experience building or scaling Product Operations functions
  • Familiarity with prioritization frameworks such as RICE, portfolio planning, and capacity management
  • Experience with platforms such as Jira, Monday.com, Figma, or similar tools

Nice to have

  • Ecommerce or B2B commerce experience
  • Experience supporting CRO, experimentation, personalization, or customer experience organizations
  • Experience building or scaling Product Operations functions
  • Familiarity with prioritization frameworks such as RICE, portfolio planning, and capacity management
  • Experience with platforms such as Jira, Monday.com, Figma, or similar tools

What we offer

  • Competitive pay + bonuses
  • Vacation & Sickness including 8 Paid Holidays
  • Physical and mental wellness programs
  • Healthy work-life balance
  • Online and retail discounts
  • Company match 401(k) plan
  • Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
  • 22 days of PTO and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays + 1 floating holiday)

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